JSA breaks tradition; Firm sees 8 new Equity Partners with Berjis Desai predicting another 6 next year

J. Sagar Associates, one of the more traditional firms when it comes to promotions, has recently made eight Equity Partners across its Delhi, Gurgaon, Bombay and Bangalore offices. The latest round of promotions takes the total number of Equity Partners to 33..The new Equity Partners are Amitabh Kumar, Anupam Verma, Divyanshu Pandey, Sidharrth Shankar, Rupinder Malik, Vikram Raghani, Gerald Manoharan and Dheeraj Nair..JSA Managing Partner Berjis Desai commented,.“This is the first time in the history of JSA that so many partners have been elevated. All of them are retained partners and most of them have spent major parts of their careers in JSA”..He added,.“We want to expedite the process of making equity partners and accelerating the career paths considering the philosophy of the firm that it does not belong to any one person. This also makes sense in terms of aspiration management. We will see another five to six elevations next year.”.Amitabh heads the firm’s Competition Law practice and is based in Delhi while Anupam specializes in Regulatory, Policy and Constitutional Dispute Resolution. Dheeraj’s core area of practice includes Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Negotiations. Both Anupan and Dheeraj are based in Delhi..Divyanshu practices in the areas of Banking & Finance and Corporate Commercial and is based in the firm’s Gurgaon office. Both Sidharrth and Rupinder specialize in General Corporate Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Regulatory & Policy..Vikram’s areas of practice include Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Securities Laws and is based out of Mumbai..Gerald, who sits in Bangalore, largely focuses on Corporate Commercial transactions covering Mergers & Acquisitions, Foreign Direct Investment and Infrastructure Projects..The firm had last made Equity Partners in 2013 when Vishnu Sudarsan and Thomas Varghese were elevated to equity partnership.